The Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe is designed to give you the greatest comfort and ease of use possible.

The Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe is designed to give you the greatest comfort and ease of use possible. The ergonomic, stainless steel head has a flat top and hourglass shape at its connection to the shaft. This creates a shape that's comfortable to hang onto and allows fast transition to self-arrest. The Raven's pick shape is very secure in self-arrest and the large adze makes the dismal job of chopping a belay ledge a little more bearable You're going to be walking for days with your ice axe. The Raven's comfortable head will make all the difference.